John Whitehead

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: April 27, 1909 in Coleman, TX us

Died: October 20, 1964 in Bonham, TX

Buried: Carson Cemetery, Ector, TX

Last Game: May 13, 1942 (Age 33-016d)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: John Henderson Whitehead

Nicknames: Silent John

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

ERA

4.60

172

119

944.0

254

WHIP

1.532

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1931	22	-6.5	Dallas	TL	A		0	0				5						11.0	18				5							2.091	14.7		4.1
1932	23	-5.1	Dallas	TL	A		12	6	.667	2.87	3.50	40	15					185.0	165	72	59		72							1.281	8.0		3.5
1933	24	-2.9	Dallas	TL	A		15	13	.536	4.42	5.26	40						226.0	222	132	111		109							1.465	8.8		4.3
1934	25	-2.8	Dallas	TL	A		19	10	.655	2.39	3.23	42						237.0	201	85	63		57							1.089	7.6		2.2
1935	26	-2.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	13	.500	3.72	4.09	28	27	1	18	1	0	222.1	209	101	92	17	101	8	72	2	0	3	949	1.394	8.5	0.7	4.1	2.9	0.71
1936	27	-1.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	13	.500	4.64	5.35	34	32	1	15	1	1	230.2	254	137	119	10	98	7	70	5	0	10	1035	1.526	9.9	0.4	3.8	2.7	0.71
1937	28	-0.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	8	.579	4.07	4.56	26	24	2	8	4	0	165.2	191	84	75	14	56	5	45	5	0	3	718	1.491	10.4	0.8	3.0	2.4	0.80
1938	29	0.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	11	.476	4.76	5.30	32	24	6	10	2	2	183.1	218	108	97	12	80	6	38	3	0	1	830	1.625	10.7	0.6	3.9	1.9	0.48
1939	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-CHW	1	6	.143	6.61	7.26	33	8	12	0	0	1	98.0	148	79	72	14	22	3	18	2	0	2	460	1.735	13.6	1.3	2.0	1.7	0.82
1939	30	1.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	3	.000	8.16	8.44	7	4	0	0	0	0	32.0	60	30	29	4	5	1	9	0	0	0	158	2.031	16.9	1.1	1.4	2.5	1.80
1939	30	1.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	3	.250	5.86	6.68	26	4	12	0	0	1	66.0	88	49	43	10	17	2	9	2	0	2	302	1.591	12.0	1.4	2.3	1.2	0.53
1940	31	2.8	Toledo	AA	AA	SLB	6	7	.462	2.70	3.49	16	11					80.0	86	31	24		12							1.225	9.7		1.4
1940	31	2.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	3	.250	5.40	5.63	15	4	7	1	1	0	40.0	46	25	24	3	14	6	11	0	0	3	177	1.500	10.4	0.7	3.2	2.5	0.79
1941	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	SLB	6	13	.316		3.41	27	13	3	5	1		153.0	173	58	48		36		30	1	0	1		1.366	10.2		2.1	1.8	0.83
1941	32	4.6	Toledo	AA	AA	SLB	2	9	.182	5.27	6.37	18	13	3	5	1		82.0	95	58	48		20		11	1	0	1		1.402	10.4		2.2	1.2	0.55
1941	32	5.1	Syracuse	IL	AA		4	4	.500			9						71.0	78				16		19					1.324	9.9		2.0	2.4	1.19
1942	33	6.1	San Antonio	TL	A1	SLB	10	3	.769	1.20	1.77	17						142.0	115	28	19		6							0.852	7.3		0.4
1942	33	4.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	0		6.75	6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	2.250	18.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00
1943	34	5.8	Toledo	AA	AA	SLB	13	12	.520	3.20	3.92	28	28	0	17	1		200.0	240	87	71		24		62	0	0	0		1.320	10.8		1.1	2.8	2.58
1944	35	7.6	Toledo	AA	AA	SLB	13	8	.619	3.38	4.01	25	24	1	11	3		173.0	185	77	65		17		47	2	0	0		1.168	9.6		0.9	2.4	2.76
1945	36	8.4	Toledo	AA	AA	SLB	8	12	.400	4.01	5.22	23	23	0	11	1		157.0	196	91	70		14		45	2	0	2		1.338	11.2		0.8	2.6	3.21
1946	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-C	SLB	13	9	.591	3.11	4.80	26	23	3	14	1		165.0	216	88	57		17		51	4	0	0		1.412	11.8		0.9	2.8	3.00
1946	37	9.1	San Antonio	TL	AA	SLB	7	9	.438	3.00	4.95	20	17	3	8	1		111.0	142	61	37		13		33	4	0	0		1.396	11.5		1.1	2.7	2.54
1946	37	9.0	Sherman	ETXL	C		6	0	1.000	3.33	4.50	6	6	0	6	0		54.0	74	27	20		4		18	0	0	0		1.444	12.3		0.7	3.0	4.50
1947	38	9.4	Sherman-Denison	BSTL	B		13	12	.520	5.81	7.49	31	23		20	0		203.0	289	169	131		24		76	1	1			1.542	12.8		1.1	3.4	3.17
1948	39	10.9	Sherman-Denison	BSTL	B	WSH	19	6	.760	3.64	5.11	29	21		15	1		183.0	216	104	74		37		67	1	0	2		1.383	10.6		1.8	3.3	1.81
1949	40	13.1	Sherman-Denison	BSTL	B		13	8	.619	2.73	3.40	23			19	1		188.0	206	71	57		29		59	1	0	0		1.250	9.9		1.4	2.8	2.03
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		49	54	.476	4.60	5.12	172	119	30	52	9	4	944.0	1074	537	482	70	372	35	254	18	0	22	4190	1.532	10.2	0.7	3.5	2.4	0.68
Minors (14 seasons)					Minors		160	119	.573		4.27	372	181	7	112	9		2303.0	2528	1093	849		459		437	12	1	5		1.297	9.9		1.8
All Levels (19 Seasons)							209	173	.547		4.52	544	300	37	164	18	4	3247.0	3602	1630	1331	70	831	35	691	30	1	27	4190	1.365	10.0		2.3

AA (6 seasons)					Minors		53	61	.465		4.17	139	116	7	52	7		874.0	1022	405	315		116		217	9	0	3		1.302	10.5		1.2
A (4 seasons)					Minors		46	29	.613		3.95	127	15					659.0	606	289	233		243							1.288	8.3		3.3
A1 (1 season)					Minors		10	3	.769	1.20	1.77	17						142.0	115	28	19		6							0.852	7.3		0.4
B (3 seasons)					Minors		45	26	.634	4.11	5.39	83	44		54	2		574.0	711	344	262		90		202	3	1	2		1.395	11.1		1.4	3.2	2.24
C (1 season)					Minors		6	0	1.000	3.33	4.50	6	6	0	6	0		54.0	74	27	20		4		18	0	0	0		1.444	12.3		0.7	3.0	4.50